Automobile turntable and carrier



June Z, 1931'. C, HARRIS 1,808,655

AUTOMOBILE TURNTABLE AND CARRIER Fi'led Oct. 18, 19 29 S'Sheet -Sh et 1 ATTORNEY June 2-, 1931. c. E. HARRIS AUTOMOBILE TURNTABLE AND CARRIER Filed Oct. 18, 1929 INVENTOR ATTORNEY June 2-, 1931. 'c HARRls 1,808,655

AUTOMOBILE TURNTABLE AND CARRIER 'Il 'IIIIIIIIIIII ATTORNEY Patented June 2, 1931 CHARLES E. HARRIS, or Mon rrnLIER, IDAHO v Y AUTOMOBILE TURNTABLE Ann CARRIER Application filed October 18, 1929. Serial No. 400,573.

This invention relates to a turntable for motor vehicles and the like the general object of the invention being to provide a vertically movable frame supported on a turntable which is provided with wheels so that a vehicle can be run over the device and the frame lifted to move the wheels of the vehicle off the floor and then the device can be rolled in front of the store or space which is to receive the vehicle and then by turning the frame on the turntable and lowering the frame, the vehicle can be either run forwardly or reversely into the space.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinfter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention, showing the frame in two different positions by dotted lines.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the device.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view, wth 30 parts in section. v l

Figure 4 is a section on line 44 of Figure 1. e

Figure 5 is a section on line 55 of Figure 1. V

Figure 6 is an end view.

As shown in these views, A indicates a frame which is supported on the axles 1 having the wheels 2 at their ends for engaging the tracks 3 placed on the-floor of a garage or other building. As shown, the wheels have their circumference of concaved shape and the rails are formed with convex portions which are engaged by the wheels. A'turntable 4 is rotatably supported on the frame,

the king bolt of the table being shown at 5,

and anti-friction means 6 are placed between the frame and the table.

The frame B, of elongated form, is supported at its center on the turntable by the crossbeams 7. Said frame B includes the angle shaped side members 8and the cross members 9 which fasten the side members together. A vertically movable frame G is supported on the frame B, this frame G including the angle-shaped side members 10 and the cross members 11 which connect the side members 10 together. The side portions of the side members 10 of the frame C extend over the sides of the frame'B and when said n frame C is in lowered position, the lower edges of theside portions of the members 10 almost contact the floor. 7 The sides of the two framesjB and C are, recessed asshown at 12, i o

to permitturning movement of the frames without interference on the, part of the wheels or their axles. I 3 Four screw shafts 14 are arrangedin sockets formed in the frame B and each shaft passes through a nut member 15 at the upper ,1

end of each socket, the nut member; being rotatably supported in the frame'B andthe upper ends of. thescrewshafts are fastened. to the horizontal portions of the side members 10 of the frame C so that when the nut:

membersare rotated, the shafts, 14 are moved longitudinally and thus raise orlowerthe' frame (3.; A pair ofethese screw shaftsn is arranged adjacent each end'of the device. r

q A pair of longitudinally extending shafts 16-is journaled in the frame B, adjacent'the side members thereof,andeachshaft carries I p p crank handle, both shafts will be rotated so v j as to cause the nut members to raise or lower the screw shafts and thus raise orlower the frameC. a 1 The device is so formedythatwhen-the frame C is in lowered position, ,amotor vehicle or the like can be driven over-thesame, with the M axles. and wheels of the vehicle straddling the device. Then the crank handle is turned to cause the frame-C to engage the axles of the vehicle and lift the vehicle so that its wheels will not contact the floor.

The entire device, with the vehicle thereon, can then be shoved along the tracks 3 un-' til the vehicle comes opposite the space or stall which it is to occupy. Then the'frames B and C are turned on the table until one end of the device is opposite the stall and i then byloweringthe frame.B,,the vehic-le can be..-pushed or runintothe stall orv space andit maybe either backedor run forwardly, 1 into the space. 7

A handle 22 is connected With one end of i thedevice so that the same can be pushed or pulled along the track, though it will, of course, be understood that any" part of the frame can be pushed or pulled to move it, along the track or to cause itto swing on the turntable. V V

'Ilhe across-pieces of: both frames should be 7 formed 'offlow' intermediate portions, as

29- shown; in. the drawings,so that these parts y will notrinterfere-with the passage-of a vehicleover the device Y Itis thought fromthe foregoing descrip tion'flthat the advantages and novel features of: the inventionivvill be readily apparent.

- It is to be understood that changes may be made in the constr-uctionand in the combi-- nation andaarrangement of the several parts,- provided; that:- such changes fall within the scope-of the appended claims. 1

What I claim is 1 v 1 Aideviceof the class describedcomprising a wheel supportedturntable, an elongated frame su'pported at its center'on the turntable, iL SBCODd framesup'ported by the first frame, vertically arranged screw shafts hav-- ing their upperends conneoted with' the second -frame', nut members carriedby the first? frame andengaging the screw shafts, a Worm geairassociated with each nut member, a-pair; o'fllongi tudinally extending'shaft's' inthe firstframe,iiworms on said shafts engaging the before. mentioned WOI'III gears, chainandsprocket-means for connecting the two shafts together and a handle-"for rota'ting 'one of the"shaftsfor-Traising and lowering the second'ifr'ame; i Y V a a 2i 'A;device of" the class desoribed-comprising'a-Wheel' supported turntable, a trackon" whichrthe Wheels operate, anelongated-frame supported atits' center'on-said turntable, asecond framesupportedmn the firstlframe," 1 each frame including angle-shaped side Inembers and? cross :members connecting the side 55 members together, the vertical portions-of-the side members of 'each fram'eextending to a point adjacent the track, andmanuallyop- .eratedl means for raising and lowering the secondifram'e. V I o ln'test-imong whereof; Iatfixmy-signature;

- CHARLESE; HARRIS; 

